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5 Steps to Shake the Feeling that You’re an Impostor
By Diana Opong — 2021
There is no magic cure for getting rid of feeling like an impostor, but the good news is that it will wane as you age. In the meantime, there are some tools to help manage the feeling when it starts to rear its ugly head.
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